Awning construction



28, 1930.)} o. L. MUELLER 1,779,745

AWNING CONSTRUCTION Filed March 21, v1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 a LflbellerInvenlor I A llomeg- Oct. 28, 1930.

O. L. MOELLER AWNING CONSTRUCTION Filed March 21, 93O

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor 0. ZmZeZkr w Patented Oct. 28, 1930 i or'roZlIaMOELLER, OEMOIBILE-MISSOURi AWNING co vsrnucrlolv Tliis inventionrelates to certain new and "useful improvements and structural refine-.Qeets m ediedin an lawn and reiti i g' m nsih e p V r I In carrying theinvention into practice, I .have.evolved and produced a structure whichi'siicharacteriaed by numerous structuralfdislc ibn l ha ca r o rd d in?manner to facilitate raising, lowering 311(116113111- wing oftheawninginan extendedfstate' as fwell as in 8[ f )lCl6(1' or contractedstate? primary aim is to generallyimprove upon constructions in thepriorart by pro- Qviding a new organization of partswhich arelocoherently'relatedin a manner to form a marked advance and readilydistinguishable contributions to the prior art. x 7 Thespecific elementsand their association and arrangement will become more readily apparentfrom the followingdescriptionand drawings. q p I n Q drawings= I 'Figurel is: an elevational' view ofa screen equipped window frame showing theimproved awning construction mounted there- 1 n, and. devisedinaccordance with the present invention.v 1 v I, fFigure 2 is a sideelevational View. of the "structure seen in Figure 1.

l, ':Figure is a horizontal sectionlonjtheline Q' gur .-;.j v. n V:Figure4 is a View like Figure .2"show ing the awning folded to an out vof the way,' ineffective position.

i '35 Figure 5 is a View showing the adjustable coupling for theswingable frame. r p

Figure 6 is an'elevational view of onejof Figure 7 is a section ontheline 7"-7 of F u ev Figure 8'is a vertical detail section on the ili'ne'88 of Figure 1.

' fFlgure 9. s a detail section showing the p s rin anchorin .means; 1

' Figure 10 is a View showing the toothed retaining means for the lower.end portion of the awning. 7 p I In the drawings, the referencecharacter 11 designates generally'the" window frame, and

. 12 designates the screen. The canvas 13 .formingthe'awning'material isof suitable constructionan d'has its upper end fastened to the frame asindicated in Figures 1 and 3.

Incidentally, Ifcall attention to thelfac't, that the various details ofthis arrangementare'bs made; in sections for companion relationship tofacilitate adjustment to different sizes of turnbuckle' element 15.These in turn are I screwed to a plate 16 bearingagainstthe woodenframeand these parts 15 and 16 are held in place by the bentedgefpo'rtion of the two plates 14.. The element 15 includes screwthreaded shank portions for accommodating the adjusting: or couplingsleeve 17; lhis permits the sectional anchoring means to be adaptedtodifferent sizes of window frames. 7 i also, permits the canvas to beremoved whenever necessary or desired for replace- '75 V .ment andrepairpurposes.

The numerals 18 designate a pair of attach- V ing'brackets whose legportions are fastened to the intermediate portions of the vertical barsof the window frame. Each bracket in- 0 f cludes a channelshaped portion19 having a pivot pin 20*therein. Theseftwo bracketslS serve toaccommodate'swingably mounted U- shaped frames 21. This frame ,iscomposed of a plurality of adjustablyconnected -sec tions. For instance,the numerals 22 designate connecting members having their inner endportions formed with slots 23. These slots engage the pins 20 and areadapted to assume either the position represented in Figure 2 or thecontracted retaining position representedin Figure 4. J J

Then there are twoL-shaped sections 24 having extensible connectionswith the 0011- v nectors 22 and having their front ends "joinedtogether: by an adjustable connecting strip 25 as 'represented'in FigureIt follows that this U-shaped frame 21comprises a pair of L-shapedimernbe-rs 24 whose short arms I 'l l'e' adjustably connectedwiththe connector The lower end portio'n'of theawninganaterial is seatedin the front channel and clamped therein by the coiled spring Thedoubled portion 29v isalso in place eamj ht l h'i e h pr r i s a uiable. and practical V releasable connect on .of

, t e letter "tenements, rot th an sea with he Uvsheped fram 2 Th in ands1 t connection:

' fqr ls I d sir l em t q h hetwe n e aint 2 n tha hra kets is P rmittthe frame to be arrangedin the right angular entended awning supported.llqsitiqn seci in .h e'ur' 2 en rm t' heha eta he teltied in a n e w nder r m s rue u e a seen in Figure 4. Whenin the, latter position, theslotted ends of the connector membe s 22 an da n i t t e "channe hapedibi e 1 0.1? h tehe a ,8 his feld e the entire s ucture in a relaxedstate h -upper ed e ef etr no iehs a he-ham 21 a e t rme w t s f i e d hee' reteh ieh e h 8 th ea in Figur .8. 1.0 ,tqhi in hQhh-ns the awnings13 't iepa eneachsideoftheiwindcw ate iatiie fied ha ne1 sheped gui e 2wh serves t t e iadht a slid tfi'he d'i ii adjusted. 'pos ic sby the dleah its accompanying thumb nut-3 5 Figure 'Z.-).-, The stay ink 6 spivota lrchn e etitsiawer ecisiofithes id a i he-uppe end ner ured e r 9the twp-hea g the ite 2 :1 eid h h lrt h h ma ite l m i h R Q tDiIlaridi let teeeet ieanith fly? Wit-ion -ithe 1 frame Stree- JV p v IBrieflyiihhStructural this me e-t a tehs me t are l ow t ting; i ithlthetrai -e 1 Pa oi e st u ure i we seen that adjustable plates 14; and

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composed of the adj 'ustabl y connected secasaetl hating h these onnecionw the attached brackets 18 onthe window frame ia mnq ta I 21 1 too,the. channel-shaped formationof the L-shaped members thereoftoaccommodat t tei ed cla g er s fe t-h letter portion of the awning is anoticeable IPQieh- Pett ttlar h er do I Wi h to I end to themember 22and having its interthis spring as is the dependingapron or or-" mediateportionpassing over a pulley 38 on the hame-ahehavine its inner nd nertw reri ed'w h a fih 'r rih o the ike--33- i h se t rdsinermitthe frame 2tq'h e e ated from'the interior of the windqw sg astgipermithe omp eteawn g s ructure. ta" ats ifqldede p d aqusly.'- i

, *It is thetehtthatp sdn skilled thithe a t ta, whieh the in en i n reates w l ;he b e ie h h a tha understand g of the n enti n af r t hs nethe ti s hirtieh ennection with the drawings. -Therefore, ,a me e-le ghy desc irt ei garded hel eee sa r M or: cha ges n =1l%B%--$i%% I-,earran emen a d ta s min w in the .fielda f eetien aimed h resor ed 9 inactual practice if desired l aihe;

sh ped, at a hi p ates a d s ediustably niounted in the channel portionsof said rates r" r 2. In a structure of the class described, in s m naoa; awindon rameae nnine tached at its upper end to the'frame, substhtia lr sltaird a np-o t h v rama lower end of the awning beinginconnection 12 w h t -ti ht. p rt n of a d ush r frame, brackets onsaid window-frame, fold.- ih-g Pie an sletzaneet betwee t U-shaped framearms andsaid brackets, deend st y eksriro a l e e edlha t e in rmed a ePQrtiQnsof th arm et a U-shaped frame, and means adjustably com n ttingthe l wer-end f sa d stay i k qw the window frarne, cqmprising.channelshape -at ini Plate thdi' idesadihst hty n mounted in the channelportions of said plates, a pair of pulleys mounted on the Window frameabove the brackets, pull cords conneoted at their outer ends With theintermediate portions of the arms of said U-shaped frame, theintermediate portions of said cords s passing over said pulleys to theinterior of the Window frame and the terminal ends being provided withfinger rings,- whereby to permit saidU-shaped frame to be elevated bydrawing said cords inwardly over. the pulleys; In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature.

OTTO L. MOELLER.

